Chippewa County, WI
FIPS 55017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Chippewa County had an annual average of 26,614 jobs across 1,963 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,614
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
1,963
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,187
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,802 | 153 | $332 | $31.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,432 | 64 | $687 | $51.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,244 | 160 | $1,307 | $84.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,087 | 27 | $1,089 | $61.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 981 | 10 | $1,604 | $81.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 911 | 91 | $1,792 | $63.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 900 | 33 | $926 | $43.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 855 | 50 | $1,193 | $53.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 827 | 17 | $1,362 | $58.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 760 | 17 | $517 | $20.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 714 | 8 | $1,298 | $48.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 698 | 86 | $1,180 | $42.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 654 | 108 | $1,444 | $49.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 639 | 58 | $737 | $24.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 639 | 3 | $1,298 | $43.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 636 | 40 | $627 | $20.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 498 | 43 | $1,620 | $41.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 352 | 10 | $931 | $17.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 338 | 34 | $1,077 | $18.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 328 | 17 | $442 | $7.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 295 | 37 | $903 | $13.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 294 | 16 | $2,267 | $34.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 278 | 19 | $350 | $5.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 270 | 55 | $1,222 | $17.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 268 | 12 | $989 | $13.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 259 | 23 | $378 | $5.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 257 | 20 | $471 | $6.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 238 | 29 | $722 | $8.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 223 | 27 | $817 | $9.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 223 | 50 | $1,082 | $12.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 216 | 17 | $2,060 | $23.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 214 | 13 | $1,799 | $20.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 212 | 10 | $453 | $5.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 175 | 10 | $1,303 | $11.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 166 | 16 | $771 | $6.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 158 | 14 | $816 | $6.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 152 | 8 | $1,367 | $10.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 149 | 4 | $213 | $1.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 143 | 39 | $1,951 | $8.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 124 | 6 | $1,107 | $7.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 87 | 28 | $550 | $2.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 77 | 10 | $794 | $3.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 76 | 12 | $637 | $2.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 69 | 10 | $931 | $3.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 61 | 6 | $919 | $2.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 56 | 13 | $1,031 | $3.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 54 | 4 | $1,947 | $5.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 47 | 4 | $925 | $2.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 46 | 6 | $1,783 | $4.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 44 | 7 | $847 | $1.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 41 | 7 | $1,057 | $2.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 35 | 12 | $2,052 | $3.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 23 | 3 | $1,033 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 23 | 5 | $851 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 8 | $323 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,121 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 2 | $1,194 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 5 | 1 | $1,377 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
260
jobs · $73,724 avg pay
State Government
731
jobs · $80,225 avg pay
Local Government
2,632
jobs · $46,880 avg pay
Private
22,991
jobs · $52,820 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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